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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

SHOT GLASS, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, promotes gemma cup and gametangiophore development in Marchantia polymorpha.

Yuuki Sakai, Hideyuki Takami, Shohei Yamaoka, Hirotaka Kato, Hidehiro Fukaki, Takayuki Kohchi, Kimitsune Ishizaki

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Yuuki SakaiGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1860-7452
Hideyuki TakamiGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Shohei YamaokaGraduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-9967
Hirotaka KatoGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8521-1450
Hidehiro FukakiGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-7668
Takayuki KohchiGraduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9712-4872
Kimitsune IshizakiGraduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0504-8196

Funding

Asahi Glass FoundationJapan Science and Technology Agency JPMJGX23B0Japan Society for the Promotion of Science J-PEAKSJapan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI 15H04391Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI 19H03247Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI 21J40092Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI25K09689Kyoto University FoundationMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 15H01233Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 17H06472Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 19H05670Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 19H05673Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 20H05780Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 21K15125Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAKENHI 25119711Ohsumi Frontier Science FoundationSuntory Foundation for Life SciencesYamada Science Foundation
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Abstract

Many plants reproduce asexually by generating clonal progeny from vegetative tissues, a process known as vegetative reproduction. This reproduction mode contrasts with sexual reproduction, which enhances genetic diversity. The bryophyte Marchantia polymorpha L. adjusts its reproductive strategy in response to seasonal environmental cues, transitioning between vegetative and sexual reproduction. In this study, we identified a gene encoding the R2R3-MYB transcription factor SHOT GLASS (MpSTG) as a critical regulator of gemma cup development. MpSTG was predominantly expressed in the gemma cup, apical notch, and sexual reproductive organs (gametangiophores). MpSTG mutation resulted in the formation of abnormal shot-glass-shaped structures lacking gemmae, which replaced functional gemma cups. Additionally, MpSTG-disrupted plants failed to develop sexual reproductive organs, even under inductive conditions. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the MpSTG ortholog LATERAL ORGAN FUSION1 (AtLOF1) plays a pivotal role in lateral bud formation. We demonstrated that MpSTG can partially compensate for AtLOF1's function in lateral bud formation in A. thaliana. Our findings suggest that MpSTG is a key regulator of vegetative and sexual reproduction in M. polymorpha, and illustrate that evolutionarily conserved developmental mechanisms may function in both the gametophyte generation of bryophytes and the sporophyte generation of angiosperms.

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Germ Cells, PlantMarchantiaPlant ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsisGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPhylogenyPlant ProteinsTranscription Factorsbryophytegametangiophoregemma cuporganogenesissexual reproductiontranscription factorvegetative reproduction

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PMID40734229
PMCPMC12371152

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